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  • The Borough, Dalton Square, Lancaster

    ON A Friday night the Borough is packed full of drinkers and diners and the atmosphere is vibrant – a good place to go with friends but not for a romantic evening meal. While standing at the bar ordering a house white wine before sitting down, I was

  • Support your local traders . . . by shopping online

    FOR those of you who enjoy shopping online, there are now lots of ways you can support local food producers – the feel-good factor in doing so is just a click away. Cumbrian Artisan, the farmers’ market collective of artisan producers, has some extra

  • Top tips for a perfect sausage casserole

    I’ve tried several times to make a sausage casserole but I can’t get it right. Has chef any suggestions? J Simpson, Lancaster I would first make sure you are buying good sausages. For your casserole, I would use just pork sausages but feel free to

  • Cycling: Dixon finishes second in national hill climb opener

    KENDAL’s junior hill climb champion Eve Dixon finished second in the first national women’s team series race of the year at Redbridge, Essex. Dixon was in a perfect position in the bunch as a slimmed down field of 25 riders pushed for the line. In the

  • Two amazing Easter stories

    DESPITE the poor weather, tens of thousands of visitors flocked as usual to the Lake District and surrounding areas over the Easter break. And the highlight for tourists and locals alike was undoubtedly Kendal’s first Passion Play, which brought

  • Hockey: Double celebration for Kirkby Lonsdale

    KIRKBY Lonsdale Hockey Club are celebrating their most outstanding weekend of hockey yet with a double celebration. The U16 girls side headed to Cannock for the England Hockey National Finals weekend and returned as runners up, while the U12 team were

  • I'll meat you half way

    I HAD been a vegetarian for almost seven years. Not a gammon steak, not even a ham slice had passed my lips. That was until just over a week ago. It was never an ethical sort of vegetarianism - I wasn’t doing it for the fluffy

  • Running: Richards starts English Champs with U14 victory

    HELM Hill runner Chris Richards started the English Junior Fell Running Championships with victory in the U14 race at Pendle. Lauren Munro-Bennett took a strong third in the U18 race as Helm Hill put themselves into third position in Lancashire. The

  • Wonderful drinks for the summer months

    WE are now past Easter and hopefully past winter and into better weather. So here is a really thirst quenching wine from Alsace; the region on the eastern borders of France world-famous for its distinctive premium white wines, which tend to balance

  • Vegetarian sandwiches are the way to go this spring

    HAM salad, coronation chicken, tuna mayonnaise, egg and cress, banana – the list of sandwich variations is endless. And unless you are not keen on bread, there is sure to be a filling to suit you. But this year gives us all the perfect excuse to branch

  • Plumgarths roadwork restrictions return on Sunday evening

    RESURFACING work on the A591 at Plumgarths Roundabout and Kendal Bypass is due to resume on Monday (April 16). The work, which was suspended over the Easter holiday, will then enter its final phase. Traffic restrictions, including diversions

  • West Lancs League: Ambleside four points from title

    AMBLESIDE United need just four points from their last three games to lift the Division Two title in the West Lancashire League after a double victory during the Easter period. On Saturday Steve Edmondson’s men travelled to Todmorden and won 5-1 before

  • Swimming: Elwood gives pool rivals the blues

    JOE Elwood continued his winning form of late as Ulverston Otters collected six medals and 26 place badges at the County Championships in Whitehaven. Elwood swam a magnificent race in the men's 200m backstroke to lift the 16/over group winners badge

  • Table Tennis: Ibis set for division one crown

    IBIS moved five points clear at the top of Division One with just one game to go after a 5-5 stalemate against nearest rivals Glaxo A. Glaxo knew only a heavy victory against their table topping rivals would be good enough to challenge for the title

  • Driver rushed to hospital after Tebay crash

    A MAN was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being involved in a car crash near Tebay. At 7:40pm last night (Wednesday) police, fire crews and The Great North Air Ambulance were called to a road traffic collision on the A685. It is

  • Olympics: Thompson racing towards glory bid

    A SUCCESSION of injuries nearly put paid to a South Cumbrian athlete’s career but five years on Chris Thompson is gunning for Olympic glory. Thompson, 30, a 10,000m runner from Barrow-in-Furness, suffered a serious fracture in his Achilles

  • Running: Brathay set for largest marathon field

    THE Brathay Windermere Marathon is set for its largest field of runners in May with more than 1,000 people already signed up for the annual race. The marathon around Windermere, was recently voted the second best in the UK and already 1,017 runners have

  • Lakes outdoor organisations come together for Swimathon

    TWO of the Lakes District's leading outdoor organisations have joined forces in time for the nationwide Swimathon. The Open Water Swimming Club has teamed up with Lakes Leisure on Rayrigg Road in Windermere to use their club house and changing

  • Anniversaries theme for Wray Scarecrow Festival

    QUIRKY scarecrows will be on display in Wray as the villagers celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Wray Fair at the end of April. The fair has become an integral part of the Wray Scarecrow Festival, one of the ‘cultural’ highlights of the Lune Valley

  • Golf: A Barron spell for Bentham

    NICK Barron has been appointed the new pro at Bentham Golf Club. The Kendal born golfer, 32, became interested in the sport at a young age through his grandfather and uncle, and he will host a free teaching day at the club on Saturday. Barron, a former

  • Lakeland adventurer retraces steps of Polar explorer

    LAKELAND-based TV adventurer Paul Rose has retraced the footsteps of a ‘forgotten’ Antarctic hero for a moving documentary. In the BBC programme, to be screened next week, Mr Rose reveals the remarkable life of Frank Wild, Britain’s most decorated

  • Skydiver, 87, in 14,000-ft plunge

    AN 87-year-old woman showed her daredevil spirit when she jumped at the chance to parachute from a plane, at more than 14,000ft, to help a good cause. Adeline Franken, of Silverdale, proved age is no barrier when she braved a skydive from Cark

  • Motor Racing: Ellison returns to bike big time

    JAMES Ellison made his return to the Moto GP World Championship as he turned out for the Paul Bird Motorsport Team in Qatar on Sunday. Ellison, 31, from Kendal, had a spell in Moto GP in 2006 and joined the Penrith-based team, headed by Phil Borley,

  • Fury after more sheep are attacked

    FARMERS in South Lakeland and Eden have blasted dog owners for not keeping their pets under control following a series of lamb and sheep attacks. Fourteen lambs were killed during a ‘vicious’ attack by a dog in Grange-over-Sands. And more sheep